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duplicateWhereBuilderClassName

A class for building a where clause for duplicate checking.

Must implement Espo\Core\Duplicate\WhereBuilder interface.

defaultsPopulatorClassName

class-string<Espo\Core\Record\Defaults\Populator>

As of v8.2.

Populates default values when creating a record.

readLoaderClassNameList

Array of classes to load additional fields for an entity.

Must implement Espo\Core\FieldProcessing\Loader interface.

Important: Need to have "__APPEND__" item in the beginning of the array when extening.

listLoaderClassNameList

Array of classes to load additional fields for an entity for the list view.

Must implement Espo\Core\FieldProcessing\Loader interface.

Important: Need to have "__APPEND__" item in the beginning of the array when extening.

saverClassNameList

Array of classes to save additional fields.

Must implement Espo\Core\FieldProcessing\Saver interface.

Important: Need to have "__APPEND__" item in the beginning of the array when extening.

selectApplierClassNameList

Array of classes for additional handling of a select query.

Must implement Espo\Core\Select\Applier\AdditionalApplier interface.

Important: Need to have "__APPEND__" item in the beginning of the array when extening (not needed anymore as of v7.2).

loadAdditionalFieldsAfterUpdate

boolean

As of v8.0.

Load additional fields after update. Needed for cases when additional fields need to be re-loaded since they are not actual after update.

actions

Parameters of actions (applied only for the back-end).

Parameters:

  • disabled – disables an action;
  • allowed – allows an action for non-object scopes;
  • implementationClassName – a class name, should implement Espo\Core\Action\Action.

massActions

Parameters of mass actions (applied only for the back-end).

Example:

{
    "massActions": {
        "delete": {
            "allowed": true
        }
    }
}

Parameters:

  • disabled – disables an action;
  • allowed – allows an action for non-object scopes;
  • implementationClassName – a class name, should implement Espo\Core\MassAction\MassAction.

actionsDisabled

bool

Disable actions in the back-end.

massActionsDisabled

bool

Disable mass actions in the back-end.

exportDisabled

bool

To disable export regardless ACL.

actionHistoryDisabled

bool

As of v8.2.

Disable Action History processing.

updateDuplicateCheck

bool

A boolean parameter. If true, then duplicate checking will be processed while updating a record. By default, it's processed only when creating a new record.

forceSelectAllAttributes

bool

As of v8.2.

To select all attributes when calling find.

mandatoryAttributeList

string[]

As of v8.2.

Attributes to select when calling find.

string[]

As of v8.2.

Links to be copied when duplicating a record. As of v8.2.

relationships

As of v7.3.

Relationship parameters. Key-object pairs, where keys are link names.

Example:

{
    "relationships": {
        "cases": {
            "linkRequiredAccess": "edit",
            "linkRequiredForeignAccess": "read",
            "linkForeignAccessCheckDisabled": false
            "mandatoryAttributeList": ["number"]
        }
    }
}

Parameters:

  • selectAccessControlDisabled – disable access control when listing related records; only access to a parent record will be checked; as of v8.0;
  • linkRequiredAccess – access to a current record that is needed to be able to link and unlink records (create, read, edit, delete, stream); applied only in the back-end, for the front-end specify clientDefes > {EntityType} > relationshipPanels > {link} > selectRequiredAccess (edit by default);
  • linkRequiredForeignAccess – access to a foreign record that is needed to be able to link and unlink (edit by default);
  • linkForeignAccessCheckDisabled – disable foreign record access check when linking; as of v7.4;
  • linkCheckDisabled – disable a link-check functionality linking when through link-multiple fieldl; as of v7.4.4;
  • mandatoryAttributeList – string[] – mandatory attributes to be selected when find related; as of v8.2;
  • countDisabled – bool – disable total count; as of 8.2;
  • massLink – bool – allows mass linking; as of 8.2;

createInputFilterClassNameList

class-string<Espo\Core\Record\Input\Filter>[]

As of v8.2.

Create input filters.

updateInputFilterClassNameList

class-string<Espo\Core\Record\Input\Filter>[]

As of v8.2.

Update input filters.

outputFilterClassNameList

class-string<Espo\Core\Record\Output\Filter>[]

As of v8.2.

Output filters.

beforeReadHookClassNameList

An array of hooks (applied for API calls). Should implement the Espo\Core\Record\Hook\ReadHook interface.

beforeCreateHookClassNameList

An array of hooks (applied for API calls). Should implement the Espo\Core\Record\Hook\CreateHook interface. As of v8.1, can also implement Espo\Core\Record\Hook\SaveHook.

afterCreateHookClassNameList

As of v8.2.

An array of hooks (applied for API calls). Should implement the Espo\Core\Record\Hook\CreateHook or Espo\Core\Record\Hook\SaveHook.

beforeUpdateHookClassNameList

An array of hooks (applied for API calls). Should implement the Espo\Core\Record\Hook\UpdateHook interface. As of v8.1, can also implement Espo\Core\Record\Hook\SaveHook.

afterUpdateHookClassNameList

As of v8.2.

An array of hooks (applied for API calls). Should implement the Espo\Core\Record\Hook\UpdateHook or Espo\Core\Record\Hook\SaveHook.

beforeDeleteHookClassNameList

An array of hooks (applied for API calls). Should implement the Espo\Core\Record\Hook\DeleteHook interface.

afterDeleteHookClassNameList

As of v8.2.

An array of hooks (applied for API calls). Should implement the Espo\Core\Record\Hook\DeleteHook interface.

beforeLinkHookClassNameList

An array of hooks (applied for API calls). Should implement the Espo\Core\Record\Hook\LinkHook interface.

beforeUnlinkHookClassNameList

An array of hooks (applied for API calls). Should implement the Espo\Core\Record\Hook\UnlinkHook interface.

afterLinkHookClassNameList

As of v8.2.

An array of hooks (applied for API calls). Should implement the Espo\Core\Record\Hook\LinkHook interface.

afterUnlinkHookClassNameList

As of v8.2.

An array of hooks (applied for API calls). Should implement the Espo\Core\Record\Hook\UnlinkHook interface.